The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-02
LEGIsLATIrE GOSSIP.
Coming Trenton Events That Cast Their
Shadows Before.

Coming Trenton Events That Cast Their
shadows Before.
Matthews is the boy Assemblyman. He
is but "a.
Miller, of Salem, is the Senior member
of the Senate.
Edwards, of Hudson, is the youngest of
all the State Senators.
The Oldest member of the Assembly is
Lawrence, of Cumberland. He is 50.
The.Elizabeth ssHerald'' says that Cover
nor Green will continue to reside in Eliza
beth.
1t is reported that President Cleveland
may be present at the coming Inaugural
ton.
The only lawyers in the Senate are
Griggs, Edwards, Large, Werss and
Fish.
The Washington "Star' thinks it is pref
ty well settled that the House Engrossing
Clerkship is to fall to S. G. Thompson of
that place.
His deputies made Prison Keeper Patter-
son Christmas present of beautiful
plush reclining chair.
u S. Consul to Belfast, Geo. W. Savage,
father of ex-Assemblyman' Savage, is home
again on furlough.
Senator Mcpherson says that the story
that he had said he was going into Presi-
dent Cleveland's Cabinet is s'literal, posi-
tive, unqualified lie.'
1t is rumored that Augustus W. Cutler
will be appointed Secretary of State, in
place of Henry c. Kels ey.
! State Senators will be elected next Fall
in Camden, Essex, Gloucester. Monmouth,
| Salem, Somerset, Union and Warren coun-
ties.
Assemblyman Alderman, of Bergen
Point will occupy the room in the Trenton
House, occupied for many years by the
deceased Cul. Barcalow.
The Republican leaders of the Senate
this year will be Messrs Griggs, Gardner
| and Large, and the Democratic Messrs.
Mcbride, Cattle, Chase, Werts and Ed
wards. All are good debaters.
The average age of the State Senators is
far below that of former years, and con-
| sequently there is more young blood than
before, even if the body does not contain
the famous YouDgblood, of Morris.
The Democrats of the Assembly need
never be short of debater, as they have
at least fifteen members who will be at
all times ready and willing to make
the rafters shake by their eloquence.
The latest political rumor is that Sena-
| tor Mcpherson viii not succeed Secretary
Manning, but in the event CT the latters
| retiring from the Cabinet he will be made
Secretary of the Navy, and Mr.. Whitney
transferred to the Treasury.
In the Assembly Armstrong begins his
fourth term. and Messrs. Arnwine. VOL
verton, Kinney and Corbin their third
erm. Msssrs. Oliver, Lufburrow, Goble,
Ten Brock, Reck, Ackerman, Dickinso
| and Scott served in former houses.
There is not the least doubt, if we are
any judge of politics. that Assemblyman
Hudspeth will be Speaker of the next
House Of Assembly. In Trenton they are
betting that if Hudspeth should by any
chance miss it, Assenblyman Noonan will
be the man.
There will. no doubt, be much discussion
over new license bill being prepared for
introduction in the Assembly by several
South Jersey temperance adv COATES. The
new bill will provide for an additional uni
form State license of $50, which would net
the State several hundred thousand dol
lars.
''The ARGUS the other day mentioned
me, said Ex-Congressman Hardenbergh to
| q oOROA1 D1OhN1NI NEWS IudIl, yesterday,
''as possible United States Senator in the
event or Mr.. Mcpherson going into. Presi-
dent Cleveland's Cabinet. am not seek
err after the place, and am not in the race
in any sense.
There are seventeen lawyers and thir-
teen farmers in the House, lust one-half
the representatives. The former are
Messrs. Throckmorton, AlcDermitt, Hep
penheimer, Hudspeth, Noonan, Matthews,
Beckwith, Barrett, Scudder, Pace, Crane
and Wolverton, Democrats, and NJ essrs. R.
G. Hutchinson, S. B. Hutchinson, Arm
strong, Hill and Corbin, Republicans.
The annual mseting of the State Teach
ers Association, which came to a close in
Trenton, last Thursday afternoon, result
ed in the election of officers as follows
President, Professor Austin Q. Apgar, of
Trenton; First Vice President, County
Superintendent William Milligan. Of
Woodbury.; Second Vice President. Miss
Sara A. Fawcett, Newark: Secretary, A. b.
Guilford, Jersey City; Treasurer, II. E.
Harris, Bayonne; Legislative Committee.
j. NJ. Green, Long Branch; S. r. Morse.
Atlantic City; Edward Kelly, Jersey City;
William j. Slattery, Paterson; Vernon L.
Davey, East Orange; E, G. Beers, Phil
lipsburg, and E. S. Richards, Salem.
0.I..,. Sariol fIuh,s mae.